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Hello everyone

today is international migrants day.

It is an important day in which

you think of people who have left their homes

including people who have left because of wars

or disasters

because they no longer had food or water

or because

they wanted a better life for their families.

Many of them made very dangerous journeys

across oceans and deserts.

You may have heard these people

called all kinds of names:

migrants

refugees

asylum seekers

or other names that are not so nice.

These people that you have heard so much about

are just people.

They are moms and dads

brothers and sisters

grandpas and grandmas.

They are teachers, farmers and doctors

and lots of them are kids.

Many of them

didn’t have a choice about leaving their homes.

They were scared that if they stayed

they would get hurt

and their lives would be in danger.

Just like all of us

these people wanna be happy

go to school

and go to work.

It is time for us to change.

It’s a good time to change how we think and talk

about the people who migrate

and sometimes even flee their country

and how we treat them.

Let’s stop using words

that make them feel different

and start using words

that make them feel like they belong.

If you have kids in your community

that have recently arrived from another country,

treat that kid

the way you would like to be treated yourself.

Be kind

be welcoming

Be a friend

And make them feel at home.

Help making your country stronger

by treating people with care and humanity.

Now, tell me

why people in your community

leave their country?

staying or leaving?

Which one would you choose?